Executive Corruption Index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Executive Corruption Index was 0.898 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Executive Corruption Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, executive corruption index in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.898.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.96 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.621, in 1968.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Executive Corruption Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.659 | — |
| 1901 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.621 | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.771 | +24.2% |
| 1970 | 0.889 | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.96 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.926 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.898 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.898 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.898 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.545, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.898 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6845, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6664 | 0.621 | 0.771 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9316 | 0.889 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.926 | 0.926 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.926 | 0.926 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.926 | 0.926 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.926 | 0.926 | 0.926 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9167 | 0.898 | 0.926 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 8 Yemen 0.907 compare
- 9 Cambodia 0.904 compare
- 10 South Sudan 0.9 compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 0.876 compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 0.875 compare
- 14 Nigeria 0.864 compare
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is executive corruption index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Executive corruption index in Equatorial Guinea was 0.898 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 1974.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.621 in 1968.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for executive corruption index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which high-ranking members of the executive, such as the head of government or cabinet ministers, engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).